Theodor Kleine

Theodor "Theo" Kleine (4 September 1924 – 12 February 2014)[1] was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]

Theodor Kleine
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne K-2 10000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-4 10000 m

Kleine also won two gold medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague, earning them in the K-4 1000 m and the K-4 10000 m events.[3] [4]

References
  1. Theodor Kleine's obituary (in German)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Theo Kleine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
  4. Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.


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